Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it.
How to hang pegboard to a wall bedroom.
A well organized laundry room.
Use a piece of pegboard to create a handy gift wrapping station.
Pegboards on garage walls provide an excellent way to store and organize your tools in plain sight.
This video will show you how to install pegboard on a garage wall.
It s framed with 1x2 lumber and secured with 2 nails.
For a small pegboard two horizontal furring strips should be adequate.
Start by finding the studs in your wall and mark their placement with a pencil.
Pegboard is great for carrying weight over a large surface.
Pegboard also called perforated hardboard or perfboard is one of the simplest and least expensive storage solutions for hanging tools and other lightweight objects.
From a beautiful mess.
But because it is only 3 16 thick it can t carry a lot of weight in one spot.
Pegboard is a tempered hardboard with pre drilled holes designed to be strong enough to support most household hand tools.
A video detailing peg board installation in my garage.
You will want your 1 2 pieces to be mounted in at least 3 studs so the location of the studs is very important in determining where you pegboard will be hung.
Hang pegboard for a quick and easy tool storage solution that can be scaled to fit just about any space whether it s the space above your work bench or an expansive garage wall.
Add some pegboard in your laundry room to keep laundry and cleaning supplies handy.
Look for a rail system that has mounting holes every inch so it lines up with the pegboard image 1.
Hold them horizontally across the wall and place a level on top.
Mark this height with a pencil.
Ask a friend to help you install the furring strips.
If you are hanging a larger piece of pegboard you will want to add some vertical support as well.
You want the board to stick out of the wall to leave space for hooks.
When mounted to the wall and outfitted with metal hooks pegboard provides a convenient way to keep items from getting lost in the back of a drawer or the bottom of a tool chest.
It s great for organizing tools.
For areas of the wall where you want to hold heavy tools and yard equipment use a rail system.
Adjust until it is level and then ask a friend to hold the strip while you drill long wood screws through the furring strips and into the studs or wall anchors.
This guide reviews the steps for how to hang a pegboard and make use of garage storage space that might otherwise go wasted.